Profile: In any other organization, Butera would be Double-A roster glue. He's a good chemistry guy whose dad also played for the Twins, and is the inexplicable personal catcher for Carl Pavano, despite similar numbers when the veteran tosses to Joe Mauer. All this while providing absolutely nothing with the stick. (Brandon Warne)

Profile: Spent 2010-12 backing up Joe Mauer. Mauer's offense did not rub off on Butera. Shouldn't be on your fantasy radar. (Chad Young)

Profile: Drew Butera is one of the worst hitters in the history of baseball. If that's hyperbole, it's only slightly so; of the 4,143 non-pitchers with at least 500 career plate appearances since 1900, Butera's .222 weighted on-base average is the fourth-lowest. Sure, he's got a reputation as a stellar defensive catcher who handles pitchers well, but no amount of glove can make up for that. Needless to say, even Mrs. Butera wouldn't consider having him on her fantasy roster. (Mike Petriello)

The Quick Opinion: Butera isn't just one of the worst hitters in the game today, he's one of the worst hitters in the game, ever. I imagine it goes without saying that he's not someone you want on your fantasy team.

Profile: Last year in these same electronic pages of FanGraphs+, I wrote that Drew Butera "is one of the worst hitters in the history of baseball." That feels harsh. It may have been harsh. But then Butera went out and hit .188/.267/.288 in 192 plate appearances for the Dodgers in 2014, and the resulting 60 weighted runs created plus -- which is awful -- was considerably above his career mark of 39. (!) In one sense, that's improvement! In another, far more real sense, of the 4,156 non-pitchers in baseball history to amass 700 career plate appearances, only nine have a worse mark than Butera. There are now as many words in this paragraph as there are hits in Butera’s five-year major league career. (Mike Petriello)

The Quick Opinion: Long known as one of the worst hitters in the big leagues, Drew Butera did nothing to change that perception in 2014, and he's still living entirely on his reputation as a "good defensive catcher," though the numbers don't always agree. But hey: Two appearances as an emergency pitcher provide hope for a career alternative when teams stop employing him as catching depth.

Profile: Butera has re-signed with the Royals, but they also brought in Tony Cruz, who should serve as Salvador Perez's main backup. As the third catching option in Kansas City, Butera has now fantasy value, although he wouldn't have had any if he was second on the depth chart. (Brett Talley)

Profile: Butera’s path to any fantasy relevance essentially involves Salvador Perez going on the disabled list. Perez’s backup is never going to get much playing time, and Butera is no exception. If Butera does get an opportunity, don’t expect a return to his 2016 production level. Last year he hit .285/.328/.480 with a 12% home run per fly ball rate. Before last year, he had a career .185/.241/.266 slash line with a 3.4% HR/FB rate in 853 plate appearances. The reason behind the 33-year-old’s 2016 breakout was a .373 batting average on balls in play versus a .221 career mark before last season. Besides hitting a few more ground balls, nothing in his batted-ball mix points to him producing a near-league-leading BABIP. A .240 average seems like an ambitious projection, and I could easily see it at .200 or lower once again. The power breakout may be legit, but it was only over 133 PA. (Jeff Zimmerman)

The Quick Opinion: Butera only has value in deep leagues, and only if Salvador Perez goes on the DL.

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